A Treatise upon Planting, Gardening, and the Management of the Hot-House
Author | : John Kennedy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 581 |
Release | : 2014-04-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108072243 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108072240 |
Rating | : 4/5 (240 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Treatise upon Planting, Gardening, and the Management of the Hot-House by : John Kennedy
Download or read book A Treatise upon Planting, Gardening, and the Management of the Hot-House written by John Kennedy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise, on the gardening skills needed on a grand eighteenth-century agricultural estate, is reissued in its 1777 second edition. The coverage ranges from plants such as cabbages and turnips used as cattle feed to hothouse exotics such as pineapples, as well as delicacies such as asparagus and cultivated mushrooms.